Education

As described most recently by the researchers, health care providers, and community representatives who attended the International AIDS Conference this year, HIV/AIDS continues to exact a devastating toll on the health, economic and political infrastructure, and social fabric of communities...

Assessment of Gutka ban in Maharashtra: findings from a focus group discussion

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2013-06-11

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International Journal of Head & Neck Surgery

According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India 2009-2010, around 8.3% (13.4% among male and 2.5% amongfemale) of people in Maharashtra are gutka users. Gutkaconsumption not only causes oral cancer, but has also beenlinked with development of oral submucous fibrosis, aprecancerous lesion...

Correlates of lower comprehension of informed consent among participants enrolled in a cohort study in Pune, India

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2013-03-15

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International Health

Background: Optimum comprehension of informed consent by research participants is essential yet challenging. This study explored correlates of lower comprehension of informed consent among 1334 participants of a cohort study aimed at estimating HIV incidence in Pune, India. ...

Assessing the evolving definition of underrepresented minority and its application in academic medicine

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2013-01-15

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Academic Medicine

Purpose: To assess how U.S. academic health centers (AHCs) define the term underrepresented minority (URM) and apply it to their diversity programs, following the 2003 revision of the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC's) definition of URM. Method: In 2010...

Nutritional status and childhood growth among Korku and Warli tribes of Maharashtra: anthropometric perspective

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2013-01-01

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Explorations in Medical Anthropology

Nutritional status and childhood growth among Korku and Warli tribes of Maharashtra: anthropometric perspective.

Contracting in specialists for emergency obstetric care—does it work in rural India?

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2012-12-31

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BMC Health Services Research

Abstract Background: Contracting in private sector is promoted in developing countries facing human resources shortages as a challenge to reduce maternal mortality. This study explored provision, practice, performance, barriers to execution and views about contracting in...

A novel educational strategy targeting health care workers in underserved communities in Central America to integrate HIV into primary medical care

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2012-10-24

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PLOS

Background: Current educational strategies to integrate HIV care into primary medical care in Central America have traditionally targeted managers or higher-level officials, rather than local health care workers (HCWs). We developed a complementary online and on-site interactive training...

Evaluation of a multimodal, distance learning HIV management course for clinical care providers in India

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2012-10-01

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Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Distance learning is an important tool for training HIV health workers. However, there is limited evidence on design and evaluation of distance learning HIV curricula and tools. We therefore designed, implemented, and evaluated a distance learning course on HIV management for clinical care...

Research capacity-building program for clinicians and staff at a community-based HIV clinic in Uganda: A pre/post evaluation

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2012-10-01

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Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Developing capacity for HIV research and clinical practice is critically needed in resource-limited countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a research capacity building program for community-based participants in preparation and conduct of mHealth interventions. A descriptive, cross-...

Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies

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2012-01-17

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Medical Teacher

Background: A new course was offered to introduce basic global health concepts to all first year Johns Hopkins medical students, that took advantage of new distance learning capacity to connect medical students in Baltimore with students and faculty in Uganda, Ethiopia, Pakistan and India...

Perceptions and valuation of a community-based education and services (COBES) program in Uganda

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2012-01-15

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Medical Teacher

Information and communication technology (ICT) has been advocated as a powerful tool for improving health education in low-resource settings. However, few evaluations have been performed of ICT perceptions and user experiences in low-resource settings. During late 2009, an internet-based...

Information and communication technology and community-based health sciences training in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of educators and students

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2012-01-15

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Informatics for Health and Social Care

Chang LW, Mwanika A, Kaye D, Muhwezi WW, Nabirye RC, Mbalinda S, Okullo I, Kennedy CE, Groves S, Sisson SD, Burnham G, Bollinger RC. Information and communication technology and community-based health sciences training in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of educators and students. Inform...

Impact of a mHealth intervention for peer health workers on AIDS Care in rural Uganda: a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial

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2011-11-15

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AIDS and Behavior

Mobile phone access in low and middle-income countries is rapidly expanding and offers an opportunity to leverage limited human resources for health. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial exploratory substudy on the impact of a mHealth (mobile phone) support...

Faculty diversity programs in U.S. medical schools and characteristics associated with higher faculty diversity.

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2011-10-15

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Academic Medicine

Purpose: To describe diversity programs for racial and ethnic minority faculty in U.S. medical schools and identify characteristics associated with higher faculty diversity. Method: The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey study of leaders of diversity programs at 106 U.S. MD-granting medical...

A comparison of online versus on-site training in health research methodology: A randomized study

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2011-06-17

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BMC Medical Education

Background: Distance learning may be useful for building health research capacity. However, evidence that it can improve knowledge and skills in health research, particularly in resource-poor settings, is limited. We compared the impact and acceptability of teaching two distinct content areas...

Building a global health education network for clinical care and research: the benefits and challenges of distance learning tools

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2011-06-15

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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Expanding the capacity for clinical care and health research is a global priority and a global challenge. In disenfranchised communities facing the largest burden of disease, whether they be in rural Africa or in urban US, there is a great need for more well-trained, competent and dedicated health...

The Afya Bora Consortium: an Africa-US partnership to train leaders in global health

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2011-06-15

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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

The Afya Bora Consortium is a partnership of eight academic health institutions, four in Africa and four in the United States. The Consortium members have a history of collaboration in four African-U.S. pairs: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland,...

Early childhood growth among Mahadev Koli tribes of Maharashtra

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2011-06-01

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Voice of Intellectual Man

The present study aims “to study the growth status of the children of age group 0 to 5 years of Mahadev koli”. This cross-sectional study focuses on growth of children of age group 0 to 5 years in Ambegaon Taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra. Using De-facto population, 110 Mahadev Koli- 51 girls and...

Mixed methods evaluation of an international internet-based continuing medical education course for pediatric HIV providers in Pune, India

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2011-04-09

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Education for Health

Context: Studies of HIV care in Pune, a high-HIV-prevalence city in India, have shown that a significant proportion of practitioners were not adhering to national guidelines due to inadequate awareness and understanding. Objectives: This study examined the...

An assessment of Makerere University College of Health Sciences: optimizing health research capacity to meet Uganda’s priorities

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: Health research is critical to the institutional mission of the Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Optimizing the alignment of health research capacity at MakCHS with the health needs and priorities of Uganda, as outlined in the country’s Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP),...

A grander challenge: the case of how Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) contributes to health outcomes in Africa

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

Background: "Grand challenges" in global health have focused on discovery and development of technologies to save lives. The "granderchallenge" involves building institutions, systems, capacity and demand to effectively deliver strategies to improve health. In 2008, MakerereUniversity began a...

Outreach Workers in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Programme in India: Challenges and Opportunities

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2016-07-21

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Suryavanshi N , Mave V, Kadam A, Kanade S, Sivalenka S, Sampath K, Harve P, Gupta RS, Hegde A, McKenzie-White J, Gupte N, Gupta A, Bollinger RC, Shankar AV. Outreach Workers in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Programme in India: Challenges and Opportunities. 21st...

A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Promote Combination HIV Prevention Using M-health-Supported CHWs in a High-Prevalence Fishing Community: Design and Baseline Characteristics of the mLAKE Trial in Rakai, Uganda

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2016-07-21

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Chang L, Mbabali I, Kong X, Hutton H, Long A, Thomas A, Bugos E, Ssekasanvu J, Kennedy C, Amico R, Nalugoda F, Reynolds S, Quinn T, Serwadda D, Wawer M, Gray R, Nakigozi G. A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Promote Combination HIV Prevention Using M-health-Supported CHWs in a High-Prevalence Fishing...

Rapid Diagnosis, Linkage and Treatment Initiation of Patients with Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: The miLINC Solution to Improve Access to Care

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2016-07-20

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South Africa

Farley JE , Seiguer S, Naicker M, McKenzie-White J, Greg C, Elmi M, Stevens W, Stewart-Isherwood L. Rapid Diagnosis, Linkage and Treatment Initiation of Patients with Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: The miLINC Solution to Improve Access to Care. 21st International AIDS Conference...

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Diabetes mellitus among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Pune, India.

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2016-07-16

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DY Patil

Golub, J., Gupta, A. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Diabetes mellitus among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Pune, India. TB2016. International AIDS Society. Durban, South Africa. 2016.

Medicine as a Bridge Between the US and India

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2016-05-21

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Gupta, A. Medicine as a Bridge Between the US and India. Indiaspora. Philadelphia, PA.

Conducting ID Research in India and Beyond

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2016-03-14

Gupta, A. Conducting ID Research in India and Beyond. ID Didactic Research Forum, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Combination HIV Prevention and HIV Incidence in a Ugandan Hotspot Fishing Community

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2016-02-23

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Kagaayi J, Grabowski MK, Nakigozi G, Kigozi G, Nalugoda F, Ssekubugu R, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Wawer MJ, Chang L. Combination HIV Prevention and HIV Incidence in a Ugandan Hotspot Fishing Community. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2016. Boston, MA. 2016.

TB Risk Perceptions Among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India

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2015-12-06

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Pardeshi G , Parande M, Kadam D, Chandanwale A, Deluca A, Bollinger R, Farley J, Suryavanshi N. TB Risk Perceptions Among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India. 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health. International Union for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Cape Town, South Africa.

TB Outbreak among Health Care Workers and Trainees in a Tertiary-care Hospital in Pune, India

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2015-12-05

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Basavaraj A , Patil A, Kadam DB, Chandanwale A, Jain D, DeLuca A, Mave V, Bollinger R. TB Outbreak among Health Care Workers and Trainees in a Tertiary-care Hospital in Pune, India. 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health. Cape Town, South Africa.

Isoniazid Hair Concentrations in Children with TB

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2015-12-05

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Mave V, Kinikar AA, Gupte N, Nimkar S, Kagal A, Horng H, Ramachandran G, Dooley K, Gupta A. Isoniazid Hair Concentrations in Children with TB. 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health. International Union for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Cape Town, South Africa.

Developing a Validated Tool to Assess Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Trainees’ Ability to Obtain and Interpret TB Diagnostics

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2015-10-11

Chida N, Gupta A, Bollinger B, Melia M. Developing a Validated Tool to Assess Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Trainees’ Ability to Obtain and Interpret TB Diagnostics. ID Week 2015. San Diego, CA. 2015

A Man from Central America with Progressive Shortness of Breath

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2015-10-07

Chida, N. A Man from Central America with Progressive Shortness of Breath. ID Week 2015. San Diego, CA. 2015.

Global Teaching of Global Health Competencies for Medical Students in Uganda

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2015-07-15

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Bollinger, R. Global Teaching of Global Health Competencies for Medical Students in Uganda. Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Innovation Session. Harare, Zimbabwe.

Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) 2015 Workshop

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2015-06-30

Page, K. Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) 2015 Workshop. Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) 2015 Workshop. HSHPS and National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD. 2015.

eLearning Development in the Moodle Learning Management System

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2015-05-31

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Ethiopia

McKenzie-White, J. eLearning Development in the Moodle Learning Management System. Addis Ababa College of Health Sciences. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Teaching Learners to Communicate Effectively with Limited English Proficiency Patients

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2015-04-30

Page, K. Teaching Learners to Communicate Effectively with Limited English Proficiency Patients. Institute for Excellence in Education. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Conducting HIV/TB Research in India: Challenges and Opportunities

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2015-04-17

Gupta, A. Conducting HIV/TB Research in India: Challenges and Opportunities. Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD.

Medical Education Costs Can Be Significantly Lowered Without Sacrificing Quality

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2015-04-11

Bollinger, R. Medical Education Costs Can Be Significantly Lowered Without Sacrificing Quality. Extreme Affordability Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Grand Rounds

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2015-03-31

Page, K. Grand Rounds. Center for Child and Community Health Research. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center. Baltimore, MD.

Mobilizing Research for Global Health

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2015-03-25

Bollinger, R. Mobilizing Research for Global Health. Sixth Annual CUGH Conference. Consortium of Universities for Global Health. Boston, MA.

Assessment of Gutka ban in Maharashtra: findings from a focus group discussion

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2013-06-11

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International Journal of Head & Neck Surgery

Correlates of lower comprehension of informed consent among participants enrolled in a cohort study in Pune, India

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2013-03-15

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International Health

Assessing the evolving definition of underrepresented minority and its application in academic medicine

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2013-01-15

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Academic Medicine

Nutritional status and childhood growth among Korku and Warli tribes of Maharashtra: anthropometric perspective

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2013-01-01

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Explorations in Medical Anthropology

Nutritional status and childhood growth among Korku and Warli tribes of Maharashtra: anthropometric perspective.

Contracting in specialists for emergency obstetric care—does it work in rural India?

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2012-12-31

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BMC Health Services Research

A novel educational strategy targeting health care workers in underserved communities in Central America to integrate HIV into primary medical care

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2012-10-24

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PLOS

Evaluation of a multimodal, distance learning HIV management course for clinical care providers in India

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2012-10-01

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Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Research capacity-building program for clinicians and staff at a community-based HIV clinic in Uganda: A pre/post evaluation

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2012-10-01

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Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies

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2012-01-17

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Medical Teacher

Perceptions and valuation of a community-based education and services (COBES) program in Uganda

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2012-01-15

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Medical Teacher

Information and communication technology and community-based health sciences training in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of educators and students

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2012-01-15

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Informatics for Health and Social Care

Impact of a mHealth intervention for peer health workers on AIDS Care in rural Uganda: a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial

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2011-11-15

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AIDS and Behavior

Faculty diversity programs in U.S. medical schools and characteristics associated with higher faculty diversity.

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2011-10-15

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Academic Medicine

A comparison of online versus on-site training in health research methodology: A randomized study

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2011-06-17

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BMC Medical Education

Building a global health education network for clinical care and research: the benefits and challenges of distance learning tools

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2011-06-15

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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

The Afya Bora Consortium: an Africa-US partnership to train leaders in global health

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2011-06-15

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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Early childhood growth among Mahadev Koli tribes of Maharashtra

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2011-06-01

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Voice of Intellectual Man

Mixed methods evaluation of an international internet-based continuing medical education course for pediatric HIV providers in Pune, India

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2011-04-09

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Education for Health

An assessment of Makerere University College of Health Sciences: optimizing health research capacity to meet Uganda’s priorities

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2011-03-09

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BMC International Health and Human Rights

A grander challenge: the case of how Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) contributes to health outcomes in Africa

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2011-03-09

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